Trevor Pears
{{Short description|British businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sir Trevor Pears
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|06|18|df=yes}}
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| nationality = British
| education = City of London School for Boys
| alma_mater = City Polytechnic
| occupation =
| known_for = Executive chair of the Pears Foundation
| boards = William Pears Group
| children = 3
| spouse = Daniela Pears
| parents = Clive Pears
Clarice Talisman Castle
| family = Mark Pears (brother)
David Pears (brother)
Bernard Pears (grandfather)
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Sir Trevor Steven Pears CMG (born 18 June 1964) is a British businessman. He is a director of the William Pears Group, and the executive chairman of the Pears Foundation, the family foundation he set up in 1992 with his two brothers, Mark and David.
Early life
Trevor Pears was born to a Jewish family, the son of Clive Pears and Clarice Talisman Castle (1933–1999), and the grandson of Bernard Pears.{{cite news|last1=Boggan|first1=Steve|title=Secretive world of landlady who is richer than the Queen|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/secretive-world-of-landlady-who-is-richer-than-the-queen-1159056.html|accessdate=23 February 2015|work=The Independent|date=18 May 1998}}{{cite news|last1=Murray|first1=Paula|title=EXCLUSIVE: Scots city to receive £100k due to charity's family ties|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/544522/Glasgow-receive-100k-due-charity-family-ties-Pear-Foundation|accessdate=3 October 2015|work=Sunday Express|date=7 December 2014}} Clarice Talisman Castle was born and raised in Lochside Street, Shawlands, Glasgow, the daughter of Abraham Castle, a dealer in electrical and wireless appliances, and his wife Hannah.
He was educated at the private City of London School for Boys, followed by City Polytechnic, where he studied law.{{cite news|title=Let's all make it a bumper year for good causes, says man who gave away £30m|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lets-all-make-it-a-bumper-year-for-good-causes-says-man-who-gave-away-30m-7442487.html|accessdate=4 October 2015|work=Evening Standard|date=13 February 2012}}
Career
He built, along with his brothers Mark and David, a multi-billion pound property empire, the William Pears Group, founded by his father and grandfather.[http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/122424/jc-power-100-2014 Jewish Chronicle: "JC Power 100 2014 - Trevor Pears"] 10 September 2014 Pears remains a director.
Pears also oversees the strategic direction of the Pears Foundation,{{cite web|last1=Quinn|first1=James|title=Pears family comes out of the property shadows|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/profiles/8569562/Pears-family-comes-out-of-the-property-shadows.html|website=telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=30 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Trevor Pears receives Knighthood|url=http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/trevor-pears-receives-knighthood/|website=ejewishphilanthropy.com|date=21 June 2017|accessdate=30 October 2017}} which is concerned with positive identity and citizenship and seeks to build respect and understanding between people of different backgrounds and faiths; investing in programmes in the UK, Israel and the developing world.{{cite web|last1=Dyson|first1=Rob|title=Pears Foundation extends vital funding to Pennies|url=http://pennies.org.uk/pears-foundation/|website=pennies.org.uk|date=11 July 2016|accessdate=30 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Pears Foundation|url=http://www.iataskforce.org/entities/view/264|website=iataskforce.org|accessdate=30 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Pears Foundation Central African Interfaith Peacebuilding Partnership (CIPP)|url=https://partnerships.usaid.gov/resource-partner/pears-foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021356/https://partnerships.usaid.gov/resource-partner/pears-foundation|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2017|website=USAID|access-date=30 October 2017}} The Foundation has also partnered with the British Council, the British Embassy in Israel and UJIA to fund research into treating diabetes, heart disease, leukaemia, anaemia and Alzheimer’s.{{cite web|last1=Welch|first1=Ben|title=£1.5m boost for Israeli and UK scientists combating disease|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/1-5m-boost-for-israeli-and-uk-scientists-combating-disease-1.450241|website=thejc.com|accessdate=19 April 2018}}
Activism
In 2005, he donated £20,000 to David Cameron's Conservative Party leadership campaign. He is the chair of the Antisemitism Policy Trust.{{cite web|url=https://www.antisemitism.org.uk/about/who-we-are/|title=Board|accessdate=15 September 2019|work=Antisemitism Policy Trust}}
Personal life
He lives in Hampstead, London, with his wife Daniela and their three children. In 2014, Daniela Pears was appointed mayoress of the London Borough of Camden. She is also a trustee of the Jewish charity Mitzvah Day.{{cite web|author=Tim Lamden and Ekin Karasin |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/local-council/21376037.jewish-charity-trustee-billionaires-wife-becomes-camden-mayoress/ |title=Jewish charity trustee and billionaire's wife becomes Camden mayoress - Politics - Hampstead Highgate Express |publisher=Hamhigh.co.uk |date= 17 June 2014|accessdate=13 Dec 2023}}
Honours
Pears is a fellow of Birkbeck, University of London and was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the community and UK/Israel relations.{{London Gazette |issue=59647 |date=31 December 2010|page=3|supp=y}} He was knighted in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to philanthropy.{{London Gazette|issue=61962|supp=y|page=B2|date=17 June 2017}}{{cite web|last=Wilson |first=Kay |url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/honours-2017/ |title=Natasha Kaplinsky honoured for services to Holocaust education | Jewish News |publisher=Jewishnews.timesofisrael.com |date=1 April 1945 |accessdate=17 June 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pearsfoundation.org.uk Pears Foundation]
- [https://www.antisemitism.org.uk/ Antisemitism Policy Trust]
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Category:Alumni of City, University of London
Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George